Folding umbrella.



" UNITED STATES PATENT oEEIoE.l

MARY B. SMITH, OF GUNNISON, COLORADO.

FOLDING UMBRt/ELLA.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Marchal, loos.

Application August 1G, 1906. Serial No. 330,884.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARY B. SMITH, a citizen of. the United States, residing at Gunnison, inthe county of Gunnison, State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Folding Umbrellas; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descri tion of the invention, such as will enable ot ers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

- This invention relates to umbrellas and more articularlyl to that classl which may be fol( ed to occupy asmall s ace when not in use and which may be readi y and quickly folded or unfolded when so desired,

With the attainmei-t 'of this object in view, the umbrella has its stock and its ribs for'med of hinged sections which may be readily folded when the umbrella is partly open but, when the umbrella is entirely opened will be securely held against folding. Furthermore the invention resides in a con-- struction of this class ofsuch nature that'the entire stock may be removed from the umf brella itself for replacing or repair and entirely without the use of tools or any mechanical means.

With the above and other objects in view the invention resides in the construction and arrangement of parts shown in the accompanying drawings in which,

Figure 1 1s a detail vertical sectionalview through the umbrella and the cover. Fig. 2 is a similar view throu h one of the rib sleeves showing in dotte lines its osition when the umbrella is .partly folded, ig. 3 is a detail vertical sectional view through the handle and lower end of the stock showing the position of the latter when the umbrella is ready for use, and, Fig. 4 is a similar view showing the position of the parts before the handle is to be folded.

Referring more specifically to the drawings the stock of ,the umbrella is shown as comrisin sections 10, 11, and 1'2 which lare iiinge .together in the order named as indicated by the numerals 13 and 14. Upon the section 10 of the stock is slidably engaged a sleeve 15 which is exteriorly screw threaded at one end as at 16 for the engagement therewith With an interiorly screw threaded sleeve 17, that'portion of the sleeve 17 which receives the end of the sleeve 16 being slightly enlarged as at 18 for a purpose to be hereinafter described. The joined sleeves 15 and 17 are normally held against downward movement against the stock section 10 by means of av 'spring catch 19 which is carried by the'said section adjacent its u per end and is of the Yusual construction an( the said sleeves are held normally against upward movement by means of a 4pair ofsimilar spring catches 2O which are also carried byt e stock section.` A. plurality of umbrella ribs are hingedly connected to the enlarged portion 18 ofthe sleeve 17 in the usual manner as indicated by'the numeral 21 and the said ribs are formed of sections 22 and 23 which are also hingedly connected to each P -other as at 24 forming a completed rib. Upon each of the sections 23 of the ribs there is formed a air of studs 25 one of the studs of ea'ch pair eing located adjacent the/hinge 24 of the ribsections and the other ad'acent the free' end of thesection upon Whic it is located; the urpose of these studs 'will be presently exp aimed.

Engaged upon eachof the ribs at the hinged joints of the sections thereof is a sleeve 26 which is provided through one of its sides with a slot 27 through which projects the adjacent stud 25. The opposite side of .each

-sleeve26 is provided with spaced apertured `ears 28 between which is pivoted one end of a stay rib 29, the `opposite end of each stay rib beinghingedly connected in the usual manner with a sleeve 30 which is slidably engaged upon the stock section 11. The hinged joint 13 forjthe sections 10 and 11 of the stock is located between spring catches 31 and -32 Which serve res ectively to limit the upward,

movement of t e sleeve 30 and to prevent l rests against the shoulder formed by the enlarged portion 18 thereof. At the proper points the cover is provided with sockets 35 for the reception of the studs 25 upon the ribs of the umbrella whereby the said cover is ydetachably held upon the frame as Will be readily understood.

The handle for the umbrella is designated is slotted las at 39 for the reception of a spring e 1o catch 4() Whichserves to hold the stock `to the handle although it may be understood that when it is desired to (partially withdraw the l section 12 and the a acent end of the section 11 from the bore 37, the said catch-40 15 may he de ressed to permit this engagement from the s ot 39 in the sleeve 38. In order,

howeventhat the stock sections will not be entirely withdrawn at such a time, a spring catch 41 is carried by the section 12 and is provided with a head 42 which works in a groove in tliebore of the handle 36. The

said groove ,43 terminates in an opening 44 formed through the corresponding side of the handle 36 and it will be seen that when the stock has been withdrawn from the said here to a certain extent, the headed end ol' the spring catch 42 will be -directed throughl the opening 44 and furthermore it will be understood that when it is desired to remove the handle it is only necessary to 'depress the headed end of the catch 42 and Withdraw the stock: 2

'When it is desired to`fold the umbrella,

uthe sleeve 3() is moved downwardly upon the V'stock section `11 until the sleeves 26 have been moved from around the hinged joint 24 of the rib sections and the spring catches 19 y.and are then depressed and the joined sleeves 15 and 17 slide downwardly upon 40 the stock and toy a point below the last named spring catch as clearly shown in Fig.

2 of thedraxvings. Further movementv of the sleeve 30 Will serve to fold the rib sections ,23 into position along the stock section 11 and the section 10 may then be folded upon the said section 11 as may also the section 12 and the handle 36 carried thereby.

It is to be understood that I do not desire to be limited to the exact details of construction shown and described, for obvious modifications will occur to a person skilled inthe art.

What is claimed is:

1. An umbrella including a stock formed' of hinged sections, a handleprovided with a' bore and a channel, one of the sections and its hinged joint with the adjacent section being received in the bore,`a spring catch carried by the first-named hinged section and arranged to move in said channels and'to seat in an opening formed through the handle and communicating with the channel, and a spring catch arranged to hold the stock at the inner limit of itsl movement into the handle.

2. An umbrella comprising a stock formed in sections, ribs formed in sections, sleeves disposed upon the stock and upon the ribs,

stay ribs connecting one of the sleeves `upon the ribs and the sleeve upon the stock, the said sleeves'u on the ribs being slotted, and a pin carried y one of the `rib sections and projecting through the slot whereby the sleeve may have a limited movement in one direction to permit folding of the rib' sections one upon the other.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

MARY B. SMIITH. Witnesses:

PEARL G. SAPP, CARRIE M. EELLs. 

